democracy

(RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/

/(RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi// noun

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The verdict

“democracy” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,306
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - democracia

Corpus desk

Index PT-democracy · democracy · Portuguese

democracy · rank #29,306 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,306
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH denegrir

Nearest frequency peer: denegrir (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “democracy”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “democracy” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

democracy vs democrata
78% similar
democracy vs democracia
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for democracy
PropertyValue
Headworddemocracy
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA(RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,306
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “democracy”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).democracycai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “denegrir” (#29,307), “denominador” (#29,308), “cúmulo” (#29,303). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “democracy” fica em #29,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around democracy (IPA (RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,306 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "democracia".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for democracy, with forms such as "ddemocracy", "demcoracy", and "demmocracy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "democrata", "democracia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is democracy, spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    democracia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddemocracy
  • demcoracy
  • demmocracy
  • democarcy
  • democcracy
  • democraccy
  • democracyy
  • democrayc
  • democrcay
  • democrracy
  • demorcacy
  • deomcracy
  • dmeocracy
  • edmocracy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of democracy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddemocracy1demcoracy2demmocracy1democarcy2democcracy1democraccy1democracyy1democrayc2
Edit distance from "democracy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "democracy"?
"democracy" is spelled D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y. The IPA pronunciation is (RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/.
What does "democracy" mean?
As a noun, "democracy" means: democracia
What words are commonly confused with "democracy"?
"democracy" is commonly confused with "democrata", "democracia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "democracy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "democracy" is (RU) /dɪˈmɒkɹəsi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "democracy" come from?
"democracy" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "democracy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enxurrada#29,343espantado#29,348exonerado#29,359bicampeão#29,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

periférico14 variantsquilombola14 variantsrecreativo14 variantsseveridade14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list